Homestead Casserole
Based on a Betty Crocker original called Hamburger Cheese Bake, this casserole is a cheese celebration...and makes fantastic leftovers! @mostdeliciouslife.com
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground turkey or hamburger
- ½ cup onion, finely chopped
- 3 8 ounce cans tomato sauce
- 1½ tsp sugar
- 1 tsp salt
- ½ tsp garlic salt
- ¼ tsp pepper
- 14 ounces campanelle pasta or egg noodles **4 cups uncooked
- 1 cup cottage cheese, whipped or creamed **you can blend regular cottage cheese in a blender
- 8 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
- ¼ cup sour cream
- ⅓ cup green onion, sliced
- ⅓ cup green pepper, finely chopped
- ½ cup parmesan, shredded
Instructions
- Cook pasta according to package instructions. Drain, rinse and set aside.
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- Brown meat and onions until meat is no longer pink and onions are soft. Drain any juices or oil and set aside.
- Stir in tomato sauce, sugar, salt, garlic salt and pepper. Mix and cook until bubbling. Remove from heat. **Salt and pepper to taste.
- In a bowl mix together cottage cheese, cream cheese, sour cream, green onion and green pepper.
- Spread half the noodles in a 9x13" or similar baking dish.
- Spoon on half of the meat sauce.
- Cover with half of the cheese mixture by dropping by spoonfuls over the meat mixture and gently spreading.
- Repeat layers, ending with cheese mixture.Sprinkle with parmesan cheese.
- Bake uncovered for 30 minutes.